The David BERG Foundation Inc

EIN 133753217 Private Foundation

New York, NY 10167 |(212) 517-8634

Total Given 2016–2023
$36.4M
684 grants · $4.6M avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$30K
typical mid grants · $15K–$60K
grant size
56%
supporter · 113/202 multi-year
repeat
$92.6M
Assets (2023)
202
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Arts & Culture Science & Research

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (212) 517-8634
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $6.9M $95.5M $-595K 128
2017 $6.8M $102.6M $2.8M 104
2018 $5.1M $90.5M $3.4M 91
2019 N/A $99.8M $4.5M N/A
2020 $4.4M $110.7M $5.7M 79
2021 $4.3M $111.7M $7.4M 97
2022 $4.7M $92.1M $1.6M 94
2023 $4.3M $92.6M $3.0M 91

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 684 grants on record

Minimum
$250
25th Pctl
$15K
Median
$30K
Average
$53K
75th Pctl
$60K
Maximum
$2.0M

Geographic Distribution

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (684 total)

Purpose
NLI USA Inc New York, NY $2,000,000 ACQUISITIONS/ EXHIBITIONS/ EDUCATIONAL 2017
Harvard Law School Cambridge, MA $1,000,000 EDUCATIONAL 2016
NLI USA Inc New York, NY $500,000 BOOK ACQ./EXHIBITIONS 2020
NLI USA Inc New York, NY $500,000 EXHIBITIONS/PUBLIC PROGRAMS 2021
Friends of the Israel Antiquities Authority New York, NY $350,000 MUSEUM CONSTRUCTION 2016
Museum of Jewish Heritage New York, NY $311,000 SECURITY/GENERAL OPERATIONS 2016
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law New York, NY $300,000 LEGAL EDUCATION 2016
Museum of Jewish Heritage New York, NY $257,500 MUSEUN EXHIBITIONS/ GENERAL OPERATIONS 2017
The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY $255,000 MUSEUM EXHIBITION/ LECTURE SERIES 2016
Museum of Jewish Heritage New York, NY $252,500 MUSEUM EXHIBITION / GENERAL OPERATIONS 2018
AMER Jewish Joint Distribution Committee New York, NY $250,000 HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY AID 2022
NLI USA Inc New York, NY $250,000 GALLERY/ EXHIBITIONS 2023
NLI USA Inc New York, NY $250,000 BOOK ACQUISITIONS / EXHIBITIONS / PUBLIC PROGRAMS 2018
Museum of Jewish Heritage New York, NY $250,000 MUSEUM EXHIBITION 2018
Jewish Museum New York, NY $225,000 MUSEUM OPERATIONS 2016
Human Rights First Washington, DC $205,000 EDUCATIONAL/GENERAL OPERATIONS 2016
Human Rights First Washington, DC $205,000 EDUCATIONAL/ GENERAL OPERATIONS 2017
Human Rights First Washington, DC $205,000 EDUCATIONAL / GENERAL OPERATIONS 2018
Harvard Law School Cambridge, MA $200,000 EDUCATION 2020
Harvard Law School Cambridge, MA $200,000 EDUCATION 2021
American Society for YAD Vashem New York, NY $200,000 ARCHIVE DIGITIZATION 2022
Harvard Law School Cambridge, MA $200,000 EDUCATIONAL 2017
Human Rights First Washington, DC $200,000 EDUCATIONAL/ GENERAL OPERATIONS 2017
Harvard Law School Cambridge, MA $200,000 EDUCATIONAL 2018
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA $185,000 SEMINAR/ EDUCATIONAL 2017

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